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Altimetry, orbits and tides
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Colombo, O. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | The nature of the orbit error and its effect on the sea surface heights calculated with satellite altimetry are explained. The elementary concepts of celestial mechanics required to follow a general discussion of the problem are included. Consideration of errors in the orbits of satellites with precisely repeating ground tracks (SEASAT, TOPEX, ERS-1, POSEIDON, amongst past and future altimeter satellites) are detailed. The theoretical conclusions are illustrated with the numerical results of computer simulations. The nature of the errors in this type of orbits is such that this error can be filtered out by using height differences along repeating (overlapping) passes. This makes them particularly valuable for the study and monitoring of changes in the sea surface, such as tides. Elements of tidal theory, showing how these principles can be combined with those pertinent to the orbit error to make direct maps of the tides using altimetry are presented. |
| File Size | 20104392 |
| Page Count | 183 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850009095 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t94797c81 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Tracks Error Analysis Satellite Orbits Earth Resources Program Geodesy Altimeters Oceanography Geoids Tides Celestial Mechanics Geos 3 Satellite Seasat Satellites Ers-1 Esa Satellite Topex Ephemeris Time Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
